ISSUE 1 2012 VOL. 1

RD ALLY Welcome to Towers west! I am excited for another year and want to welcome you to the TTW family. Please do not hesitate to contact me, as I am here to help. I hope you all have a fantastic new year =)

DC Walterene WELCOME TO TTW! FEEL FREE TO ASK ME FOR HELP & ILL DO MY BEST TO HELP YOU. ALWAYS RE-MEMBER TO SHOW ME YOUR KEY. LETS HAVE A GREAT YEAR! Towers West

herald YO UR HO M E AW AY FRO M HO M E BEC AU SE W HEN YO U AR E

H ER D YO U AR E F AM IL Y.

Welcome to Towers West. In this newsletter you will hear a little bit from

your Residence Director, Desk Coordinator, and also see who the Resi-

dent Advisors of the building are. We hope to see you at the upcoming

events (detailed below) and wish you all a great first day of classes. The

Towers West staff is here to help so if you have any questions or con-

cerns please come find one of us and we will do our best to help you out.

Upcoming

Events First Floor Meeting Sunday August 26@

9pm

Your first mandatory floor meeting is a won-derful opportunity for you to meet the other residents, your neigh-bors, and also learn im-portant information for the year. Building rela-tionships early can con-tribute to your college success. Please come out to the meeting which will be held right in front of the elevators on your floor.

Hall Council Meeting Monday August 27 @ 9pm The Twin Towers West Hall Council will be holding an interest meeting on the first Sun-day after school starts. Come out and get in-volved. This is a place for you to voice what you want to see in TTW and also run for paid EBoard positions. The positions and responsi-bilities will be ex-plained at the meeting. Come out, and have

Pictured from left to right: Row 1: Brooke (2), Kayla (3), Megan (4), Jozy (5) and Libby (6) Row 2: Kam (7), Jonathan (8), Jonah, (9) Dylan (10) and Alex (11) Row 3: Michael (12), Brent (13), Shane (14) and Nick (15)

TOWERS WEST RESIDENT ADVISORS

Buskirk Bustle

Welcome Back! Buskirk staff is ready and excited to welcome you as a

resident of this fun-loving building! We want you to feel safe

and at home, while enjoying your time as a resident on

campus. We have packed the semester with interesting

programming and other activities. Let’s make this a great

year!

The

WHATS HC GOT TO SAY?! (Hall Council)

Interested in voicing your opinion

or even being on the E-Board?!

First HC meeting: Wednesday

August 29th

9:30pm Lobby

Danielle Audrey Jessica J Jessica B Bianca Taylor

RD: Alicia

August 2012

FRESHMAN FLOOR

MEETING AUGUST 22ND

AT 7:00PM

FIRST FLOOR MEETING

SUNDAY AUGUST 26TH

9:00 PM

Meet the Ladies

ISSUE 1 YEAR 2012-2013 VOLUME 1

FYRH North & South Insider

Within our halls, we have professional staff who are there for you throughout the day. They always will-ing to assist you in whatever you may need. First, we have Kristin Smith, who is our General Manager. Her job is to ensure that we create a living community that is welcoming and inclusive. After that, we have Scott Schatzer, who has been involved with residence life for 8 years! He is the Assistant General Manager of FYRH. He handles resident concerns, keeping the residence halls a great place to live, and supervising the Resident Director. Next, we have Kerissa Bennett, the Assistant General Manager of Operations. She handles rooming assignments of the residence halls and other things dealing with the day to day operations of the buildings. Kerissa is also responsible for supervising the Desk Assistant staff. We also have Megan Kinnard who is our Office Coordinator. She handles the mail, answers the phone, and other responsibilities dealing with desk work and the offices. Lastly, we have Russell Blankenship who is our Maintenance supervisor. He has been with us since the building opened, and he deals with facilities, works orders, and more! We have an amazing profes-sional staff, and they are very excited to get to know you!

Hall Council: Hall Council allows you, as a resident of FYRH, to have a say in things that go on in your building. There are also great leadership opportunities available within Hall Council. If you are interested in everything that this has to offer, there will be an meeting on Wednesday, August 29th at 8:00pm in the South Theater Room. Join us as we prepare to dive into a new year!

First Floor Meeting: On Wednesday, August 22nd at 7:00pm, will be your first mandatory floor meeting! This is a great way for you to meet the other people on your floor, as well as your RA. You will also learn a lot about the upcoming year!

Welcome to Marshall University and the North and South Residence Halls! This should be the most exciting time of your life! You’re beginning an adventure that you’ll nev-er forget, and our staff is very excited to be a part of it! We are looking to do anything that we can to make your first year, the best year! Beginning your career at college can cer-tainly be overwhelming and stressful, but we are dedicated to helping you through it. Al-ways keep in mind that you’re not alone. There are around 1,200 first year students on this campus between North and South, Twin Towers East, and Buskirk. Reach out and make lifelong friends on campus! We offer Living Learning Communities, Freshman Inter-est Groups, and a variety of programs to help you make friends and offer you things to do on campus! If you have any questions or need assistance, do not hesitate to ask our staff! Make this year count!

Introducing the Professional Staff...

Welcome!

Upcoming Events!

North: Dustin Bell, Yusif Mohammed, Michael Palacioz, Thomas Balch, Kevin Morris, Hannah Kit-tle, Jessie Swiger, Deidra Peters, Amanda Young, Kayla Fizer, and Ali Dotson

South: Miles Gray, Brianna Hepler, Cody Perkins, Kevin Hall, Ryan Kerns, Sarah Lyon, Emily Clox-ton, Gini Burnside, Lydia Bailey, Allison Noble, and Jenna Vance

Meet the RAs!

We all look forward to what is sure to be a great year! To stay up to date on the happenings of FYRH, like “First Year Residence Halls” on Facebook and follow us on Twitter at

@1stYearResHall!

R U M O R H A S I T !

A U G U S T 2 0 1 2 I S S U E I

Welcome!! The Holderby Staff has been here for the last three weeks preparing for when our halls would be filled with people once more, and here you all are filling the quiet hallways with chatting and laughter! It is truly a good year to be a Holderby Resident as we welcome back two of our RAs from last year and welcome six RAs new to Holderby Hall to join us for the party that is our day to day lives, do try to make them all feel welcome! In addition we are getting our Hall Council underway, which your RA will talk a little about in the First Floor Meeting, so be sure to come and make the voices of the residents heard. I hope you found yourself getting some well deserved rest and relaxation over summer, because the time for the new school year has arrived! In addition to the starting of classes we have been working overtime to help come up with lots of September events and programs to help tip the scale of “all work and no play” in the favor of fun! So be sure to stay tuned for our September issue detailing all the programs and events taking place all around campus!!

-HolderB Crew

MANDATORY FIRST FLOOR MEETINGS

Freshmen

Aug. 22nd at 7:00pm Upper Class

Aug. 26th at 9:00PM

There will be an interest session for

Hall Council on Sunday August 26th, 2012 at 10pm, right

after the Upper Class First Floor Meetings!

Come out and Make a difference!! :)

RA ROLL CALL!!

Marla

Brent

Brittany

Sam

Tanzi

Andy

Miranda

Holderby Herald

Robert

Coordinator for each hall, and a combined total of 8

Resident Advisors. I encourage you to attend programs

in the residence halls so that you can get the most out

of living here! A dorm is a place you sleep, a residence

hall is a place you live! Please let us know if we can as-

sist in any way possible. This is your year, welcome

home!

This year is going to be a

very exciting one! My staff,

as well as myself, are here

to help you out in any way

that we can. We will have

a very fun year full of ex-

citing programs, educa-

tional get-togethers, and

eventful activities designed

specifically for you! This

newsletter is provided to

all residents living on cam-

pus at Marshall in order to

keep you informed with

what is happening in the

halls. Our staff includes a

Resident Director, a Desk

First Floor Meeting: Sunday

August 26th at 9pm

Don’t miss out on the most im-

portant meeting of the year! Come

meet your floormates, your RA, and

learn about all the information you

will need for the upcoming year!

Meet your RA in their elevator

lounge at 9pm with a smile.

Hall Council Meeting: Thurs-

day, August 30th at 9pm

What is Hall Council? Come find out!

There will be an interest meeting for

all those who would like to know

more about it. Your opinion matters

and your voice will be heard!

Meeting will be held in the Harless

Media Room.

Welcome Back To Marshall!

Upcoming Events: Keep Your Eyes Open!

Haymaker/Wellman

Prophet A u g u s t V o l u m e 1 , I s s u e 1

Hello! My name is

Nate Hensley and I

am the Resident

Director for Hay-

maker and Well-

man Halls. This

year is going to be

amazing, mainly

because of YOU! I

love meeting new

people so come

visit my office in

Haymaker! If you

have any ques-

tions, please email

me at hensley70@

marshall.edu

Wittlee Retton– 1st Floor Wellman Ashley Peoples– 2nd Floor Wellman Catherine Wood– 3rd Floor Wellman

Lance West– 4th Floor Wellman

Ebony Robinson– 1st Floor Haymaker Chase Canterberry– 2nd Floor Haymaker

Anastasia Artayet– 3rd Floor Haymaker Erin Jeffrey– 4th Floor Haymaker

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GIBSON/WILLISAugust 2012

WELCOME BACK TO CAMPUS! The Gibson and Willis Staff is excited to welcome you to the building and can’t wait to get to know you better! Here is some quick info on the staff members in these buildings...

Resident Director Meghann Ferguson

Kayla Marshall Gibson 1st floor

Levi Kerby GIbson 2nd floor

Collin Meadows Gibson 3rd floor

Jamecia James Gibson 4th floor

Kyle Wilson Willis 1st floor

Carson Terwilliger Willis 1st floor

Erin Hensley Willis 3rd floor

Mary Harper Willis 4th floor

Come get involved in Hall Council: There’s only one way we know what you want to see happen this year - YOU tell us! Come out to the first meeting

Aug. 30th @ 9pm in the Media Room

Don’t forget your first

floor meeting: Aug. 26th @ 9pm

This is where you meet people & figure out how to

stay out of trouble!

Phone numbers: Resident Director: 304-696-6122 GIbson Front Desk: 696-6342 Willis Front Desk: 696-6340

TWIN TOWERS EAST TIMES

WELCOME to TTE!!!

Welcome to another exciting year at Marshall University! The Staff of Twin Towers East would like to welcome you into our Residence Hall family. Throughout the next year we will be providing you with the opportunity to attend and participate in a variety of different programs and activities. You will also get the chance to explore a unique living/learning experience with those members of your floor, as well as with the rest of the building. These experiences will help you now as well as in your future. I hope you participate and have a great time with our staff!

DC: Gary McClellan RD: Tiffany Hughes

2nd Floor: Monty Green 3rd Floor: AJ Wendel

4th Floor: Colin Pierce 5th Floor: Cory Lambert

6th Floor: Jacqoui Chandler 7th Floor: Aaron Dunbar

8th Floor: Danielle Henderson 9th Floor: Kaitlyn Spees

10th Floor: Karen Leatherman 11th Floor: Mary Chaffee 12th Floor: Beth Andrick 13th Floor: Katelyn May

14th Floor: Shoshannah Diehl 15th Floor: Danielle Ocheltree

Building Staff:

Important Dates to Remember: o WOW Check in is on August 22nd. o WOW Week is from August 22nd – August 25th. o Freshman First Floor Meeting- August 22nd at

7pm, on your floor. o Upper-class First Floor Meeting – August 26th

at 9:00pm, on your floor o Hall Council Interest Meeting- August 29th at

9pm in the TTE glass lounge

Your Mailing Address is:

Student Name

Twin Towers East Room (#) Box (#)

1854th

5th

Avenue

Huntington, WV 25703-1559